Seven adorable puppies were abandoned in a laundry bucket on the side of a road in Surrey in freezing temperatures.

The scared seven-week-old pups were found by a member of the public, where they were left scared and cold with no food or water.

If you are interested in rehoming one of the seven puppies, contact 01784 494443 Credit: Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

It's thought the puppies were bred as Christmas presents but failed to sell.

Battersea has had an influx of pre-Christmas puppies this year with 14 puppies arriving, all under the age of 12 weeks.

This includes a 10 week old Mongrel, a 14-week-old Rottweiler, a five month old Labrador, and four five-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terriers.

The puppies were found on the side of the road so it's very obvious they were dumped deliberately.

Dumping animals without food or water near a road could have disastrous consequences,but thankfully a member of the public acted quickly and they’re now recovering from their ordeal and are looking for new homes.”

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These puppies are looking for a new home after they were abandoned Credit: Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre

Vets treating three puppies abandoned in a cardboard box in Kent say it is one of the worst neglect cases they have ever seen. The dogs were left outside the Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre in Biggin Hill with sores and high temperatures. It's believed they were left after they couldn't be sold by a dog breeder.

They were rushed to a vets for urgent treatment, suffering from mange, sores, worms and high temperatures.

It's probable that their siblings were sold before the hair loss - yet another example of irresponsible breeding, with the litter probably being sold on the internet with these 3 unable to be sold. The pictures are shocking but need to be seen - we, yet again, would urge people not to purchase puppies from internet sites and rescue instead.

– Spokesperson for Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre

As well the puppies, a cockerel, two rabbits and an unneutured cat were left at Foal Farm

The public are being urged to donate towards the huge cost towards getting these puppies back to health.

Video. It has only been three weeks since we last saw them but, in that time, they have got bigger and a lot more feisty. Flash and Flicker are two German Shepard puppies training to be police dogs. Since we last saw them, they have left the police kennels and are now living with local families.

Heather Edwards caught up with them on their first day of basic training and found they have a long way to go before they will be ready to work.